Do larger frugivores move seeds further? Body size, seed dispersal distance, and a case study of a large, sedentary pigeon

Journal of Biogeography

Volumn 39, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 1973-1983

  Wotton, Debra M ^a   Kelly, Dave ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CANTERBURY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Body mass; Columbidae; Dispersal kernel; Hemiphaga novaeseelandiae; Kereru; Mechanistic model; New Zealand pigeon

Indexed keywords

BIRD; BODY MASS; BODY SIZE; FRUGIVORY; FRUITING; MECHANICS; SEED DISPERSAL;

CANTERBURY [SOUTH ISLAND]; NEW ZEALAND; NORTH ISLAND; SOUTH ISLAND; TARANAKI;

EID: 84867673542     PISSN: 03050270     EISSN: 13652699     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jbi.12000     Document Type: Article

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